Stunning White Aralia Plant (Polyscias balfouriana pennockii) - Perfect for Dinner Parties!

Description

Common name:

White Aralia, Dinner Plant Aralia

Category:

Indoor Plants, Shrubs

Family:

Araliaceae or Arelia family

Light:

Semi shade, Shade growing

Water:

Normal, Can tolerate more

Primarily grown for:

Foliage

Flowering season:

Flowers are inconspicuous

Foliage color:

Variegated, Green, Cream or off white

Plant Height or length:

1 to 2 meters

Plant Spread or Width:

50 cms to 100 cms

Plant Form:

Upright or Erect

Special Character:

• Good for Cut foliage
• Good for Hedges and Borders

Generally available in India in quantities of:

Less than a hundred

Plant Description:

- A colourful plant in shade.
- Hardy plant.
- Leaves bright green splashed with yellow and cream.
- Excellent colorful shrub for shade.
- Young plants are not well branched - but branches as it gets older.

Growing tips:

- The species and varieties of Polyscias are useful foliage plants suitable for growing in semi shade in ground and in pot.
- They form well shaped plants in pots and are popular house plant.
- The colour of the leaves is attractive in bright light but not directly under full sun, particularly in the summer months.
- They also grow well in shade where most of the flowering shrubs will fail to thrive but the soil should be porous as too much moisture or water stagnation will cause leaf fall and the plants may die.
- Pruning in early rains will maintain the shape of the plant and promote emergence of new shoots.